Image series 14 / 2011: Prometheus

The tenth anniversary of the digital image archive!

30 March 2011
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By: Hendrikje Hüneke

The mythological character of Prometheus, who rebelled against the titans, who made the human being from clay and who was chained to a cliff to bear the wrath of Zeus, was seen and portrayed in different ways: as a revolutionist, as a creator or as a man enduring sorrows.

The name of the digital image archive, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this week, refers to the interpretation of Prometheus as the creator of human culture. Here you can find pictures documenting this culture.